The Art of the English Murder – From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock - Softcover

Worsley, Lucy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605989096 ISBN 13: 9781605989099

Publisher: Pegasus, 2017

Synopsis

Our fascination with crimes like these became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels and plays, prose and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism. At a point during the birth of the modern era, murder entered the popular psyche, and it's been a part of us ever since The Art of the English Murder is a unique exploration of the art of crime--and a riveting investigation into the English criminal soul by one of our finest historians.

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Review:

Worsley's book covers a great deal of ground and provides an excellent overview of how the consumption of crime became a dominant part of our cultural landscape. "

Delightful. "

Worsley explains England's love affair with scandals, lurid murders and executions, exhibit[ing] her exceptional knowledge of social and literary England. Simply put, murder was the TV of the Victorian era, an escape from everyday woes. Worsley ably shows how audiences drove writers, actors and purveyors of news to satisfy their morbid curiosities. "

Lively, lucid, and wonderfully lurid. Worsley's vivid account excites as much as its sensational subject matter, and edifies, too, thanks to her learned explications. "

Worsley has a lively, accessible style, with frequent changes of pace and contagious enthusiasm for the little anecdotes and artifacts that bring history to life. A friendly introduction to the history of crime fiction.

Irresistible. Crisp, clear and good to the last sentence.

Delightful.

Fascinating. This riveting cultural history will enthrall fans of British crime novels as well as readers of true crime.

Worsley captures this bloody love affair very well.

A brief, absorbing history lesson on how the UK s obsession with bloody deeds changed not only methods of law enforcement, but fertilized the roots of modern popular culture."

About the Author:

Lucy Worsley, Ph.D., is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in England. Please visit www.lucyworsley.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pegasus
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1605989096
• ISBN 13: 9781605989099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336